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Vocabulary Workshop Unit 15 Test

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(adj.) Full of melancholy yearning or longing, sad

a)

wholesome

b)

wistful

c)

uncouth

d)

sham

2.

(n.) A small hole made by a sharp object

(v.) To make such a hole, pierce

a)

puncture

b)

retaliate

c)

underscore

d)

prosecute

3.

(n.) A long narrative poem (or other literary composition) about the deeds of heroes; an event or movement of great sweep

(adj.) On a grand scale, vast

a)

pessimist

b)

beacon

c)

encounter

d)

epic

4.

(n.) A light or other signal that warns and guides; a lighthouse; anything that guides or inspires

a)

beacon

b)

pantomime

c)

precaution

d)

data

5.

(adj.) Identical or having same character (literally, "one form")

a)

virtuoso

b)

venerate

c)

uniform

d)

virulent

6.

(adj.) Susceptible; open to attack; easily exploited

a)

virulent

b)

valid

c)

vulnerable

d)

vilify

7.

(v.) Say very bad things about, (literally "make vile")

a)

virtuoso

b)

valid

c)

vilify

d)

virulent

8.

(adj.) Legally supported; logically sound

a)

vilify

b)

valid

c)

virulent

d)

vulnerable

9.

(n.) Information; facts

a)

sham

b)

celestial

c)

epic

d)

data

10.

(adj., adv.) Violently and destructively enraged

a)

chasten

b)

encounter

c)

berserk

d)

prosecute

11.

(n.) A play or story performed without words by actors using only gestures

(v.) To express in this way

a)

pantomime

b)

confiscate

c)

celestial

d)

retaliate

12.

(adj.) Lit. Disease - causing (like Virus); Fig. Bitter, malignant

a)

virtuoso

b)

virulent

c)

venerate

d)

uniform

13.

(n.) Someone very talented and skilled, usually in music

a)

venerate

b)

uniform

c)

vilify

d)

virtuoso

14.

(v.) Respect and honor; worship; view as holy; (especially as a result of wisdom and experience)

a)

valid

b)

venerate

c)

virulent

d)

vulnerable

15.

(adj.) Healthy; morally and socially sound and good; helping to bring about or preserve good health

a)

celestial

b)

sham

c)

wholesome

d)

pessimist

16.

(v.) To get revenge; to strike back for an injury

a)

retaliate

b)

underscore

c)

detract

d)

prosecute

17.

(adj.) Having to do with the sky or heavens; heavenly; yielding great bliss or happiness

a)

chasten

b)

celestial

c)

precaution

d)

encounter

18.

(v.) To bring before a court of law for trial; to carry out

a)

confiscate

b)

detract

c)

prosecute

d)

underscore

19.

(adj.) Unrefined, crude; awkward or clumsy

a)

sham

b)

uncouth

c)

puncture

d)

wistful

20.

(adj.) Fake, not genuine

(n.) Something false pretending to be genuine; a pretender

(v.) To pretend

a)

sham

b)

uncouth

c)

detract

d)

chasten

21.

(v.) To draw a line under; to put special emphasis on

(n.) A line drawn under something

a)

confiscate

b)

retaliate

c)

underscore

d)

prosecute

22.

(v.) To punish (in order to bring about improvement in behavior, attitude, etc.); To restrain, moderate

a)

data

b)

chasten

c)

berserk

d)

beacon

23.

(n.) A meeting (especially one that is unplanned); a meeting of enemies, battle

(v.) To meet or come upon

a)

encounter

b)

pessimist

c)

epic

d)

wholesome

24.

(v.) To seize by authority; to take and keep

a)

berserk

b)

prosecute

c)

detract

d)

confiscate

25.

(n.) One who believes or expects the worst

a)

pessimist

b)

beacon

c)

pantomime

d)

wholesome

26.

(v.) To take away from; reduce in value or reputation

a)

prosecute

b)

chasten

c)

detract

d)

retaliate

27.

(n.) Care taken beforehand; a step or action taken to prevent something from happening

a)

beacon

b)

chasten

c)

precaution

d)

encounter